EAS 105
THE PLANETS
A Journey Through Space and Time
Prof.
R.L. Nowack
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
CIVIL Engineering Bldg.
Room 2275, 494-5978
TA: Bharath Kainkaryam,
Room 2295, 494-0256
Secretary - Kathy Kincade, Room 2169-D, 494-5984
EAS
105 Class information on the net:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~nowack/eas105.html
TEXTBOOK: Morrison,
D. and T. Owen, The Planetary System
(2003), (3rd Edition), Brooks/Cole
ADDITIONAL
Abell, G., D. Morrison and S. Wolff, Exploration
of the Universe (1993), (6th Edition), Saunders
Beatty, J. and A. Chaikin (Eds.), The New
Solar System (1999), (4th Edition),
Christensen, E. and
Consolmagno, G. and
Cortright, E. (Ed.), Apollo Expeditions
to the Moon (1975), NASA,
Fraknoi, A., D. Morrison and S. Wolff, Voyages
to the Planets (2001), (2nd edition), Saunders College
Publishing
Greeley, R., Planetary Landscapes
(1994), (2nd Edition), Chapman & Hall
Hartmann, W.K., Moons and
Planets (1998),
Morrison, D., Exploring
Planetary Worlds (1993), W.H. Freeman
Seeds, M.A., The
Solar System (2007) (5rd Edition), Thomson.
Sheehan, W., Worlds in the Sky
(1992), Univ.
(Additional readings may be
checked out from Kathy Kincade (2 hour limit, ID required) in Room 2169-D,
Civil Engineering Building. Material not available between
REQUIREMENTS:
1) Lecture
2) Reading Assignments
3) Exams:
a. 1st Midterm (24%
of grade)
b. 2nd Midterm (24%)
c. Final Exam
week (26%)
4) Quizzes, 3-4, un-announced (10%)
(10 minutes at end of
class period)
5) Homework Sets (5-6) (16%)